(#1551-) March 7 2015. I tend towards the view that you need to live before you write. On the other hand, learning to write well can take years—if not decades.

ALMOST EVERYONE THINKS THEY COULD WRITE A BOOK IF ONLY THEY HAD THE TIME.

THEY ARE WRONG.

WRITING A GOOD BOOK IS HARDER STILL.

STILL, WRITING IS SUCH A JOYOUS ACTIVITY THAT I ENCOURAGE ANYONE, WHO IS SO INSPIRED, TO TRY